Peace

• Matthew 5:9
• Hebrews 12:14
• Romans 14:19
• Psalms 133:1-3
• Matthew 5:23-24
• Romans 14:13; 12:17-21
• Philippians 4:2-5
• II Corinthians 13:11
• Proverbs 20:3
• II Timothy 2:24-26
• James 5:9
• Colossians 3:12-13
• Romans 15:5, 7

Love

• I John 4:19-21
• John 13:34
• Ephesians 4:2
• I John 4:7
• I Peter 4:8
• Matthew 5:43-48
• I Corinthians 13:7
• I Thessalonians 4:9; 3:12
• I John 3:11
• Romans 12:9-21
• II John 1:5
• I John 3:23
• I Peter 1:22

Humility

• I Peter 5:3-5
• Philippians 2:3-4
• Ephesians 5:21
• Matthew 7:12
• I Peter 5:5; 3:8
• Romans 12:10
• I Thessalonians 5:15
• I Peter 4:10

Forgiving

• Matthew 6:12-15
• Ephesians 4:32
• Colossians 3:13
• Ephesians 4:3

Encourage

• I Thessalonians 5:11
• Hebrews 3:13
• Romans 15:2

Pets

• Matthew 15:21-27; 7:6
• Philippians 3:1-2
• Proverbs 26:11, 17
• II Peter 2:22
• I Samuel 17:43
• II Kings 9:10
• Do you love your pets more than other people?
• The Bible says nothing about prioritizing a pet over people.
• If you see someone whose only friend is their pet, maybe you are the friend they need.

The Creator possesses all authority and deserves all worship.

• Genesis 1:1, 26-26 ➡ Revelation 4:11
• Nehemiah 9:6
• Isaiah 66:1-2
• Romans 1:20-25
• Psalms 148
• Colossians 1:13-17 – Jesus is the preeminent one of all Creation.
• II Peter 3:11 – All these things one day will be dissolved.

Sin entered the world and is still humanity’s greatest problem.

• Genesis 3:6; 4:6-8; 6:5-8
• I John 3:4
• Isaiah 59:1-4
• James 1:14-15
• Romans 5:12, 18-19, 8 – Adam brought sin, but Jesus brought salvation.

Numbers 31: God’s judgment on the Midianites

• Numbers 25:1-9 – The reason God commanded vengeance on the Midianites.
• Numbers 31:6 – Phineas was going with the men to war, which must have been a great encouragement.
• Numbers 31:8, 16 – Balaam was killed for his part.
• Numbers 31:15-18 – They were specifically to kill the women who had caused Israel to sin.
  • The morality of this killing
    • God is sovereign as Creator.
      • Isaiah 45:9
    • God killed for certain reasons, not arbitrarily.
      • Deuteronomy 9:4; 12:31
    • God’s first desire was for people to repent.
      • Jonah 3:4; 4:11
    • God knows what’s best for innocent children.
      • Numbers 31:17
• Numbers 31:25-47 – God instructs them on how to allocate the plunder.
• Numbers 31:49 – Not a man was missing after the battle.

Numbers 31: Reuben and Gad settle in the land

• Numbers 32:5-18 – Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh settle, but promise to carry on fighting with Israel until the fighting it completed.

Numbers 33: Israel’s journey recounted

• We no longer know precise locations for many of the places listed here.
• Numbers 33:38 – Aaron dies.

Rebuke and forgive

• Luke 17:3-4, 1-2
• I Corinthians 5:1, 13; II Corinthians 2:6-8 – Rebuke and then forgive
• Matthew 27:3-5

Differ and admire

• Romans 12:3
• Acts 16:1
• Titus 1:2
• We should appreciate our differences and learn from each other.

Weep and rejoice

• Romans 12:15
• John 11:30-36
• Acts 15:3
• Philippians 1:3; 2:1
• Whether this comes naturally or not, this is a skill we must develop.

Seeking the Lord

• Deuteronomy 4:29
• Acts 17:26-27
• Matthew 6:33
• Zephaniah 2:2-3
• Proverbs 28:5
• Psalms 40:16; 70:4; 105:3-4
• II Chronicles 7:14-15 – Humbling yourself.
• II Chronicles 11:16 – Worship is a way of seeking God.
• Isaiah 51:1-2
• II Chronicles 20:1-4
• Ezra 8:21-22
• Daniel 9:2-5
• Zechariah 8:21-22
• Malachi 2:7 – Seeking to hear messages from God’s word is part of seeking Him. See Titus 1:9.
• I Peter 2:9
• Exodus 33:7-11 – We seek God through worship.
• Jeremiah 29:11-15 – We can seek God through our expressions of belief.
• II Chronicles 15:1-15; 17:3-4 – Seeking God comprises all sorts of righteous actions.
• What things hamper us from seeking God?
  • Hosea 7:7-11 – Doing things that don’t make sense.
  • Amos 8:11-14 – Not setting God above all else.
    • Psalms 83:16
    • II Thessalonians 3:14